Better Bones References

Product references — Vitamin C

Dennehy, C., & Tsourounis, C. 2010. A review of select vitamins and minerals used by postmenopausal women. Maturitas, 66 (4), 370–380. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20580500 (accessed 08.02.2010).

Gabbay, K., et al. 2010. Ascorbate synthesis pathway: Dual role of ascorbate in bone homeostasis. J. Biol. Chem., 285 (25), 19510–19520. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20410296 (accessed 08.02.2010).

Hie, M., & Tsukamoto, I. 2010. Vitamin C-deficiency stimulates osteoclastogenesis with an increase in RANK expression. J. Nutr. Biochem. [Epub ahead of print.] URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20444587 (accessed 08.02.2010).

Neto, A., et al. 2010. Profiling the changes in signaling pathways in ascorbic acid/beta-glycerophosphate-induced osteoblastic differentiation. J. Cell. Biochem. [Epub ahead of print.] URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20626033 (accessed 08.02.2010).

Ruiz–Ramos, M., et al. 2010. Supplementation of ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol is useful to preventing bone loss linked to oxidative stress in elderly. J. Nutr. Health Aging, 14 (6), 467–472. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20617290 (accessed 07.13.2010).

Sandukji, A., et al. 2010. Oxidative stress and bone markers in plasma of patients with long-bone fixative surgery: Role of antioxidants. Hum. Exp. Toxicol. [Epub ahead of print.] URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20617290 (accessed 08.04.2010).

Sugiura, M., et al. 2010. Dietary patterns of antioxidant vitamin and carotenoid intake associated with bone mineral density: Findings from post-menopausal Japanese female subjects. Osteoporos. Int. [Epub ahead of print.] URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20480147 (accessed 08.02.2010).

Temu, T., et al. 2010. The mechanism of ascorbic acid-induced differentiation of ATDC5 chondrogenic cells. Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab., 299 (2), E325–334. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20530736 (accessed 08.02.2010).

Sahni, S., et al. 2009. Protective effect of total and supplemental vitamin C intake on the risk of hip fracrure — a 17-year follow-up from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. Osteoporos. Int., 20 (11), 1853–1861. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2683648/?tool=pubmed (accessed 07.13.2010).

Maïmoun, L., et al. 2008. Effect of antioxidants and exercise on bone metabolism. J. Sports Sci., 26 (3), 251–258. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18074298 (accessed 12.18.2008).

Massé, P., et al. 2008. Cardiovascular disease-risk factors in middle-aged osteopaenic women treated with calcium alone or combined to three nutrients essential to artery and bone collagen. J. Hum. Nutr. Diet., 21 (2), 117–128. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18339052 (accessed 08.02.2010).

Sahni, S., et al. 2008. High vitamin C intake is associated with lower 4-year bone loss in elderly men. J. Nutr., 138 (10), 1931–1938. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18806103 (accessed 12.21.2008).

Shvedova, A., et al. 2007. Vitamin E deficiency enhances pulmonary inflammatory response and oxidative stress induced by single-walled carbon nanotubes in C57BL/6 mice. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 221 (3), 339–348. URL: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17482224 (accessed 12.18.2008).

Farombi, E., & Onyema, O. 2006. Monosodium glutamate-induced oxidative damage and genotoxicity in the rat: Modulatory role of vitamin C, vitamin E and quercetin. Hum. Exp. Toxicol., 25 (5), 251–259. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16758767 (accessed 12.18.2008).

Soylu, A., et al. 2006. Antioxidants vitamin E and C attenuate hepatic fibrosis in biliary-obstructed rats. World J. Gastroenterol., 12 (42), 6835–6841. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17106933 (accessed 12.18.2008).

Pattison, D., et al. 2004. Vitamin C and the risk of developing inflammatory polyarthritis: Prospective nested case-control study. Ann. Rheum. Dis., 63 (7), 843–847. URL: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=15194581 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Yasuda, S., et al. 2004. Suppressive effects of ascorbate derivatives on ultraviolet-B-induced injury in HaCaT human keratinocytes. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Anim., 40 (3–4), 71–73. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15311965 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Maggio, D., et al. 2003. Marked decrease in plasma antioxidants in aged osteoporotic women: Results of a cross-sectional study. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab., 88 (4), 1523–1527. URL: http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/88/4/1523 (accessed 12.21.2008).

Osganian, S., et al. 2003. Vitamin C and risk of coronary heart disease in women. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., 42 (2), 246–252. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12875759 (accessed 12.17.2008).

Stabler, T., & Kraus, V. 2003. Ascorbic acid accumulates in cartilage in vivo. Clin. Chim. Acta, 334, 157–62. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12867287 (accessed 12.17.2008).

Klipstein–Grobusch, K., et al. 2001. Dietary antioxidants and peripheral arterial disease: The Rotterdam Study. Am. J. Epidemiol., 154 (2), 145–149. URL: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/154/2/145 (accessed 12.21.2008).

Morton, D. 2001. Vitamin C supplement use and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. J. Bone Miner. Res., 16 (1), 135–140. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11149477 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Brubaker, R., et al. 2000. Ascorbic acid content of human corneal epithelium. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 41 (7), 1681–1683. URL: http://www.iovs.org/cgi/content/full/41/7/1681 (accessed 12.19.2008).

Jacques, P. 1999. The potential preventive effects of vitamins for cataract and age-related macular degeneration. Int. J. Vitam. Nutr. Res., 69 (3), 198–205. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10389028 (accessed 12.21.2008).

Falch, J., et al. 1998. Low levels of serum ascorbic acid in elderly patients with hip fracture. Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest., 58, 225–228. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9670346 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Hall, S., & Greendale, G. 1998. The relation of dietary vitamin C intake to bone mineral density: Results from the PEPI study. Calc. Tiss. Int., 63 (3), 183–189. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9701620 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Rose, R., et al. 1998. Ocular oxidants and antioxidant protection. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 217 (4), 397–407. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9521086 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Tessier, F., et al. 1998. Decrease in vitamin C concentration in human lenses during cataract progression. Int. J. Vitam. Nutr. Res., 68 (5), 309–315. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9789763 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Xiao, G., et al. 1997. Ascorbic acid-dependent activation of the osteocalcin promoter in MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts: Requirement for collagen matrix synthesis and the presence of an intact OSE2 sequence. Mol. Endocrinol., 11 (8), 1103–1113. URL: http://mend.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/11/8/1103 (accessed 12.11.2008).

McAlindon, T., et al. 1996. Do antioxidant micronutrients protect against the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis? Arthritis. Rheum., 39 (4), 648–656. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8630116 (accessed 12.21.2008).

Wolf, G. 1996. The mechanism of uptake of ascorbic acid into osteoblasts and leukocytes. Nutr. Rev., 54 (5), 150–152. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8783882 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Bendich, A., & Langseth, L. 1995. The health effects of vitamin C supplementation: A review. J. Am. Coll. Nutr., 14, 124–136. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7790686 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Goralczyk, R., et al. 1992. Regulation of steroid hormone metabolism requires l–ascorbic acid. Ann. NY Acad. Sci., 669, 349–351. [No abstract available.]

Hankinson, S., et al. 1992. Nutrient intake and cataract extraction in women: A prospective study. BMJ, 305, 335–339. URL: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=1392884 (accessed 12.21.2008).

Davis, R., et al. 1990. Vitamin C influence on localized adjuvant arthritis. J. Am. Podiatr. Med. Assoc., 80 (8), 414–418. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2376830 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Frei, B., et al. 1989. Ascorbate is an outstanding antioxidant in human blood plasma. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 86 (16), 6377–6381. URL (PDF): http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=297842&blobtype=pdf (accessed 12.19.2008).

Pauling, L. 1986. How to Live Longer and Feel Better. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press. ISBN = 0870710966.

Wilkins, E., & Wilkins, M. 1979. Effect of aspirin and vitamins C and E on synovial rheumatoid arthritic and other cells. Experientia, 35 (2), 244–246. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/421847 (accessed 12.11.2008).

Mullen, A., & Wilson, C. 1976. The metabolism of ascorbic acid in rheumatoid arthritis. Proc. Nutr. Soc., 35, 8A–9A. URL (no abstract available): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/940842 (accessed 12.19.2008).

Schwartz, P. 1970. Ascorbic acid in wound healing — a review. J. Am. Diet. Assoc., 56, 497–503. URL (no abstract available): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4911836 (accessed 12.19.2008).